The prime minister will say more selection in schools will have to be accompanied by conditions on numbers of pupils from low-income families.

North Korea is suspected of having conducted its fifth nuclear test, as a magnitude five earthquake is detected close to its test site.

Karolina Pliskova beats Serena Williams to reach the US Open final and end the American's reign as world number one.

A British Airways flight from London Gatwick airport to Orlando, Florida, is diverted to Boston because of a "disruptive" British passenger.

The Princess Royal cancels her public engagements next week because she is "feeling unwell", Buckingham Palace says.

The UK trade deficit in goods and services shrank to £4.5bn in July from £5.6bn the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.

Three Tesco former executives are charged as part of an ongoing Serious Fraud Office investigation into 2014 accounting irregularities at the supermarket giant.

An investigation into how a SpaceX rocket exploded on the launchpad is uncovering 'the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years' says founder Elon Musk.